Rural population, per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Rural population, per capita was 0.4135 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IBRD only, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in IBRD only stood at 0.4135 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.7308 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4135 units per person, in 2025.
IBRD only ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7217 units per person | 0.7109 units per person | 0.7308 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6935 units per person | 0.6728 units per person | 0.7087 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6433 units per person | 0.6212 units per person | 0.6681 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5981 units per person | 0.5711 units per person | 0.6192 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5339 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 0.5633 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4652 units per person | 0.4357 units per person | 0.4989 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4216 units per person | 0.4135 units per person | 0.4313 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Channel Islands 0.6736 units per person compare
- 30 Madagascar, Republic of 0.671 units per person compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2241 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in IBRD only?
- Rural population, per capita in IBRD only was 0.4135 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4135 units per person in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for rural population, per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.